in abatement

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English[edit]

Prepositional phrase[edit]

in abatement

  1. (law) Seeking termination of an action by reason of formal deficiency.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2